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Saint John the Baptist; Saint Lucy

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 609
These two panels are from an enormous double-sided altarpiece on the high altar of the church of Santissima Annunziata, Florence. Begun by Filippino Lippi in 1502, it was completed after his death by Perugino. The altarpiece had the form of a Roman triumphal arch, with large scenes flanked by Perugino’s standing saints, which are notable for the subdued coloring and subtle treatment of light. For more about these paintings, including a reconstruction of the altarpiece, visit their collection records at The Met website.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Saint John the Baptist; Saint Lucy
  • Artist: Perugino (Pietro di Cristoforo Vannucci) (Italian, Città della Pieve, active by 1469–died 1523 Fontignano)
  • Medium: Oil(?) on wood
  • Dimensions: Each 63 x 26 3/8 in. (160 x 67 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: Gift of The Jack and Belle Linsky Foundation, 1981
  • Object Number: 1981.293.1–2
  • Curatorial Department: European Paintings

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Landscape (recto); Landscape (verso), Perugino (Pietro di Cristoforo Vannucci) Italian, Brush and brown wash, highlighted with white gouache, on gray-green prepared paper (recto); pen and brown ink on unprepared off-white paper (verso)
Landscape (recto); Landscape (verso)
Perugino (Pietro di Cristoforo Vannucci)
1489–90
Study of a Kneeling Youth and of the Head of Another, Perugino (Pietro di Cristoforo Vannucci) Italian, Metalpoint on pale pink-beige prepared paper
Study of a Kneeling Youth and of the Head of Another
Perugino (Pietro di Cristoforo Vannucci)
1500
Group of Warriors Standing, Perugino (Pietro di Cristoforo Vannucci) Italian, Tip of the brush and black ink, black wash, traces of black chalk, heightened with white, on dark brown tinted paper.
Group of Warriors Standing
Perugino (Pietro di Cristoforo Vannucci)
late 15th–early 16th century
Two Studies of a Standing Youth in Quattrocento Clothing (recto); a cardinal's hat on a fragmentary coat of arms with a griffin (the arms of the city of Perugia) (verso), Perugino (Pietro di Cristoforo Vannucci) Italian, Metalpoint on pinkish prepared paper; retouched by a later hand in pencil, particularly the figure at the right (recto); black chalk, over dots obtained by the pouncing of a model; partly retouched with brush and brown ink (verso)
Two Studies of a Standing Youth in Quattrocento Clothing (recto); a cardinal's hat on a fragmentary coat of arms with a griffin (the arms of the city of Perugia) (verso)
Perugino (Pietro di Cristoforo Vannucci)
ca. 1504
Study of the Head of a Youth Gazing Upward, Perugino (Pietro di Cristoforo Vannucci) Italian, Black chalk; Squared in black chalk; eyes, nose, ears, mouth retouched with pen and brown ink.
Study of the Head of a Youth Gazing Upward
Perugino (Pietro di Cristoforo Vannucci)
late 15th–early 16th century

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